
Chatbots the New 'Doc?' Exploring AI in Health Behavior Coaching
Changing habits is tough. AI tools like ChatGPT now simulate motivational interviewing (MI), showing promise - but can they match MI's core and spark lasting change? FAU researchers explore the potential.

FAU Lands EPA Grant to Use Genetics in Florida Bay Sponge Restoration
Funded by the U.S. EPA, the project marks the first genetic assessment of sponge recovery in the region, with broad implications for ecosystem health and economically important species like the spiny lobster.

FAU Engineers Create Smarter AI to Redefine Control in Complex Systems
A new AI framework developed by FAU engineers improves how complex systems with unequal decision-makers like smart grids, traffic networks, and autonomous vehicles are managed.

Decoding a Decade of Grouper Grunts Unlocks Spawning Secrets, Shifts
FAU researchers used 12 years of underwater audio to study red hind groupers, whose sounds reveal courtship, mating and territorial behavior - offering key clues to ocean changes through sound.

FAU/Baptist Health AI Spine Model Could Transform Back Pain Treatment
Lower back pain is a leading cause of disability. To address this, researchers created a groundbreaking AI system that automates personalized lumbar spine modeling for more accurate diagnosis and treatment.

FAU Joins VIP Consortium, Launches Inaugural Research Teams
FAU is the first university in Florida to join the international VIP Consortium, a global network of more than 50 institutions of higher education, and has selected its first official VIP teams.

FAU Engineering Awarded USDA Grant for Smart Farming Breakthrough
This groundbreaking, multi-institutional research project is aimed at revolutionizing the future of precision agriculture through the development of an advanced edge/fog computing-based framework.

FAU Engineering Celebrates Journal of Big Data's Decade of Excellence
Co-founded by FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science faculty, the Journal of Big Data stands as a world-leading publication, ranked No. 1 globally among peer journals and conferences in the domain.

FAU Engineering Ph.D. Student Dan Zimmerman Awarded DoD Scholarship
FAU Ph.D. student Dan Zimmerman has been awarded the prestigious U.S. Department of Defense Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation Scholarship.

FAU Lands U.S. EPA Grant to Monitor Water Quality in Lake Okeechobee
With a $700,000 grant, researchers will study how sunlight alters pollutants like pesticides into toxic byproducts using innovative sampling and chemical analysis techniques.